tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post2760031087052589987..comments2023-10-01T04:36:19.806-07:00Comments on medicine: facts and fictions: Are Annual Physicals Beneficial?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-58408152532712082952012-12-11T19:21:21.049-08:002012-12-11T19:21:21.049-08:00Let me clarify the last paragraph and sharpen its ...Let me clarify the last paragraph and sharpen its logic. It is indisputable that a person who NEVER sees a doctor has a shorter lifespan than one who does see a doctor, whether the person is an infant or an adult. So the proper question to ask is not if annual physicals are beneficial, but rather: How often in one's lifetime should one see a doctor to maximize one's lifespan, assuming you have no symptoms? What is the optimum interval between physicals? No one knows.george thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810516710667919032noreply@blogger.com